Obituaries

Dec 5, 2020

Mr. Kenneth Walton, age 72, of Salem, passed away Saturday, December 5 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Walton was born April 18, 1948 in Salem the son of Hobart and Viola Mount Walton.  He was a retired truck driver and also retired from the heating, air and refrigeration business.  He was a member of Safe Harbor Christian...

Dec 3, 2020

Mr. Jason Martin, age 44, of Pekin, passed away Thursday, December 3 at Baptist Health Floyd.

Mr. Martin was born April 13, 1976 in Salem, Indiana the son of Steven and Rita French Martin.  He was a former employee of Koetter Wordworking.

Jason is survived by his father and step-mother:  Steven and Katherine Martin of...

Nov 30, 2020

Pastor John Taylor Lewis III, age 76, of Campbellsburg, passed away Monday, November 30 at his home.

Pastor Lewis was born May 16, 1944 in Honolulu, Hawaii the son of Meriwether Lewis and Mary Thatcher Lewis.  He was Pastor of Old Paths Baptist Church for 27 years.  He was Vietnam Army veteran.

John is survived...

Nov 29, 2020

Mrs. Eva Louise Shull Colglazier, age 101, of Salem, passed away Sunday, November 29 at Hampton Oaks in Scottsburg.

Eva was born on March 25, 1919 in Salem, Indiana to James Dawson and Jossie Baker Shull.  Eva married Nevil Colglazier on December 13, 1941 and together they owned Colglazier Orchards for 50 years.

Eva Shull...

Nov 28, 2020

Mr. Jerry D. Huff, age 74, of Pekin, passed away Saturday, November 28 at Columbus Regional Health in Columbus, Indiana.

Mr. Huff was born December 5, 1945 in New Albany, Indiana to Kenneth and Irene Criswell Huff.  He was a 1965 graduate of West Washington High School and a Vietnam veteran.  He was retired from Industrial Disposal...

Nov 27, 2020

Mrs. Karen Elaine Hobbs, age 69, of Salem, passed away Friday, November 27 at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital.

Mrs. Hobbs was born July 20, 1951 in Salem the daughter of Robert and Doris Oliver Stewart.  She was a hairdresser and a member of New Hope United Methodist Church.

Karen was preceded in death by her...

Nov 21, 2020

Mrs. Mary Snelling, age 81, of Salem, passed away Saturday, November 21 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mrs. Snelling was born June 15, 1939 in Monroe Township the daughter of Willie L. and Drilla Wright Payne. She was a member of the Salem Senior Citizens Center, and was retired from Jeans Extrusions.

On...

Nov 19, 2020

Mrs. Barbara Jean Walker age 72, of Salem, passed away Thursday, November 19 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Mrs. Walker was born December 20, 1947 in New Albany, Indiana the daughter of George Everett and Jeannie Smith Little. She was a member of the Church of God in Salem. The Co-Owner of Little Sisters in Canton, and...

Nov 14, 2020

Mrs. Lucy Sizemore Thompson, age 78, of Fredericksburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14th in her home, surrounded by family.

Lucy was born December 25, 1941 in Clay County, Kentucky the daughter of Willis and Nannie Smith Sizemore.

She is survived by her siblings:  Estill Sizemore of Hazard, Kentucky, Mandy Chapman of Hazard, Kentucky,...

Nov 10, 2020

Mr. Ronald Jeffrey Loven Sr., age 79, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, November 10 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mr. Loven was born August 26, 1941 in Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, the son of Augustus Eldred Loven and Mary Magdelene Emory.  He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company and a Vietnam War...

Nov 8, 2020

Mr. Byron L. Bowers, age 65, of Scottsburg, passed away Sunday, November 8 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Mr. Bowers was born August 19, 1955 in Salem the son of Arley and Elizabeth Clark Bowers. He was retired from the City of Salem Water.

Byron is survived by three sons: Steve...

Nov 4, 2020

Mr. Patrick H. Huffman, age 77, of Salem passed away Wednesday, November 4 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis.

Mr. Huffman was born May 20, 1943 in Salem the son of Floyd and Carrie Booker Huffman. He was the former owner of The Cheddar Depot. He was a member of the Salem Masonic Lodge #21.

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Nov 1, 2020

Mrs. Judy Dare Roney, age 79, of Terre Haute, formerly of Salem, passed away Sunday, November 1 in Terre Haute.

Mrs. Roney was born May 30, 1941 in Kentucky the daughter of Otis Bryant and Ada Myrtle Lee Bryant.  She was a retired cook for Washington County Memorial Hospital. She attended church at Anthony Square in Terre...

Oct 31, 2020

Marcus Austin Frentz, age 22, of Salem passed away Saturday, October 31 at St. Vincent Salem Hospital.

Marcus was born March 5, 1998 in Bedford the son of David Mark Frentz and Brenda Wilkerson Durham.

He is survived by two sons: Marcus Austin Frentz Jr. and Xavier Ray Frentz both of Campbellsburg, his girlfriend: Eliza...

Oct 30, 2020

Marjorie Ellen Roll, of Fredericksburg, passed into the arms of Jesus on October 30, 2020. Marjorie Chastain, or Marge, as she was affectionately known, was born December 19, 1930, in Washington County to Edgar Earl and Cora (Maudlin) Chastain, the youngest of six children. She married Paul Franklin Roll on August 14, 1955. She survived Paul, who passed March...

Oct 29, 2020

Mr. David Lee Arney, age 74, of Salem, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Baptist Health Floyd, in New Albany, IN.

Mr. Arney was born January 6, 1946 in Lincoln County, Kentucky the son of Walter and Eva Thomas Arney.

He graduated from Crab Orchard Kentucky High School. He earned a bachelors degree from...

Oct 27, 2020

Philip Earl Nicholson, of Campbellsburg, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 12:25 P.M. at Garden Villa, in Bedford, IN.

He was born on June 25, 1935 in Lawrence Co., IN to John and Elma (Phipps) Nicholson the 9th child out of ten born to them. Philip was a 1955 graduate of Campbellsburg High School....

Oct 26, 2020

Mrs. Cindy Jean McGill Smedley, age 63, of Borden, passed away Monday, October 26 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany.

Cindy was born December 28, 1956 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Aubrey and Beatrice Baker McGill.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years:  Barry Smedley of Borden, her two dogs: ...

Oct 23, 2020

Mr. Brian Ray Chastain, age 46, of Campbellsburg, passed away Friday, October 23 at his home.

Mr. Chastain was born August 9, 1974 In Salem the son of Leon Chastain and Susie Spray Deisch. He was a member of Westview Christian Church, where he served as an elder.

Brian was a 1992 graduate of Salem...

Oct 17, 2020

Mr. Emil L. Kay Jr., age 84, of Nashville, Indiana, passed away Saturday, October 17 at IU Health in Bloomington.

Mr. Kay was born June 23, 1936 in Pekin, Indiana the son of Emil Kay Sr. and Mabel Sullivan Kay.  He was a retired butcher and former owner of Daily Grind Coffee House in Nashville.  He was...